Know How To Remove BADGES?

[airtight_python]

Has anyone successfully removed "Silverado" and "1500" badges and stickers without scratching or leaving a haze on the paint? I'm going for a cleaner look but can't afford a paint job... Thanks.

[WGP]

I use a heat gun to remove emblems that are held on with adhesive. Once they are warmed up they will peel right off.

[blackbok]

Originally Posted by brandon_rip84

Has anyone successfully removed "Silverado" and "1500" badges and stickers without scratching or leaving a haze on the paint? I'm going for a cleaner look but can't afford a paint job... Thanks.

Use a hair dryer to CAREFULLY heat the badges up. In my experience, a well placed heat gun is begging for a ruined paint job.
Clean off any residue w/ "Goo Gone". NOT "Goof Off"!!! That stuff is deadly.

Goo Gone is citrus based, works wonders. After that, clean with soap and water just to neutralize the stuff.

[red00lght]

I used a PLASTIC scraper to carefully pry the badges up and then got whatever goo remained with Goo-Gone. I also scraped off my pinstripes which was a HUGE pain in the a$$! My truck is all black now and looks alot better without the gold pinstipes and the excess badging!

[TxNitro]

Depending on how old the truck is, this may be beneficial or not....I have a '04 ex-cab and I removed all the badges including the door guards for that clean look. Heat the badge up with a hair dryer NOT a heat gun. Use a heavy dental floss, put several strings of it together and run it behind the badge. This will remove majority of the 3M super tape they use. With the rest, just use a citrus based cleaner.

[red00lght]

txnitro,

Do you have any pics with your door guards taken off? I'm considering doing that with mine but not sure how it looks. thanks!!

[brumleveb]

I'd definately be interested in seeing pics of your truck, TxNitro. I've been considering removing those stupid rust hider wheelwell decorations. Have you removed those?

[Shortbus]

I had the detail dept detrim mine at work it came out perfect. I did leave the LS badges on the cab though. They said they used a heat gun, and fishing line then a clay bar to remove the excess.

Before

After

[TxNitro]

Sure thing, I'll get some pics thrown up here to show how an ext. cab looks without all that plastic.

Btw, Shortbus, sweet truck...I like the yellow without the door guards.

[Shortbus]

Yeah only problem is the door ding factor, I have tried to be careful and it seems to be paying off parking in the back of store lots when shopping, but I still have one tiny ding in the passenger side. I actually hated the yellow when I first got it but now its really grown on me.

Those are old pics I have some better ones, since I have dropped the rear 2 inches and added a billet grille and bowtie emblem.

I also recommend the escalde chrome handles they are cheap and make a huge difference.

[red00lght]

Shortbus,

Your yellow truck definetly looks much better without the black side trim. That stuff only belongs on the Avalanche....haha

Where did you get those escalade door handles and where they hard to put in/expensive?? I'm hoping they would look good on my black truck! Thanks!

[Shortbus]

Well I had an edge since I worked at a Chevy dealers so the handles I got at cost (around 28.00 each) and I had a buddy over in our bodyshop paint them and I didn't get charged for that since they were working on a truck the same color as mine and they had the paint already so while he was painting a hood he went ahead and shot my door handles too.

[red00lght]

I did a little searching and found an excellent link to installing the door handles. Looks pretty easy....especially if you've had the door panels off before.

Click here for Escalade Door Handle Install Instructions

[sc_customs]

Originally Posted by red00lght

I used a PLASTIC scraper to carefully pry the badges up and then got whatever goo remained with Goo-Gone. I also scraped off my pinstripes which was a HUGE pain in the a$$! My truck is all black now and looks alot better without the gold pinstipes and the excess badging!

I also have the pinstripes, but just to make sure...the pinstripes we are talking about are on the sides, going the length of the truck (starting at the top of the fender to the end of the bed) right? I've always wanted to get rid of those stripes. I've always thought they were painted on and not decals...how did you go about gettin them off?

[red00lght]

Well,

Yes, we are talking about the same pinstripes. I started from the back of the truck and worked forward (opposite to the way they were put on). On the driver's side I got lucky and lifted a little corner and gently tugged them off....going about 12 inches before they would tear and I had to do it again. On my passenger side, they constantly stuck to the truck and wouldn't peel off, so I had to scrape them off by fingernail and a plastic scraper. That lifted the stripe but left the glue like material which I got off with goo-gone. Hope this helps. Alot of work, but I am happy with the final product!